The ready availability of AI tools such as ChatGPT and art-creating apps like DALL-E present us with many questions to consider about ownership and copyright. Those artists and creators are typically not credited or compensated for their work. Perhaps more important is the consideration that as AI technology continues to evolve, it may be used to replace human artists and creators in not only the arts and other creative spaces, but ultimately in other industries.

Resources

Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity.

Readings

• All Poetry. (n.d.). All watched over by machines of loving grace. http://allpoetry.com/poem/8508991-All-Watched-Over-By-Machines-Of-Loving-Grace-by-Richard-Brautigan
• Winn, Z. (2023, June 15). If art is how we express our humanity, where does AI fit in? MIT News. https://news.mit.edu/2023/generative-ai-art-expression-0615
• Zylinska, J. (2023, July 13). Art in the age of artificial intelligence. Science. https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adh0575
• TED. (2023, August 25). How AI art could enhance humanity’s collective memory | Refik Anadol | TED [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz7diOuaTos 
• TED. (2023, August 11). In the age of AI art, what can originality look like? | Eileen Isagon Skyers | TED [Video]. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA70ZGCC1f4 
• Walden AI Course Resource

Online Resource

• ChatGPT

By Day 3

Post at least 200 words to the following prompts.

• Discuss two ethical uses of AI such as ChatGPT or other AI services (such as Google Bard), to supplement your education effectively.
• Explain how you would evaluate the information an AI produces to ensure that the academic work you create using ChatGPT is both accurate and free from bias. 
• Analyze the impact of AI on art making. Based on the resources you read and watched this week do you think AI is beneficial to artists and the world of art today? Why or why not?
• Include at least 2 explicit references to this week’s learning resources.